Combined shade and curtain support.



M. IUDIGIANI. GOMBINBD SHADE AND CURTAIN SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED MARJM, 1914- Patented Nov. 3, 1914.

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IN VEN TOR.

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THE NORRIS PETERS ca, PHOTO-LITHQ, WASHINGTON. D C.

MICHELE IUDICIANI,

or, coLUMnUs, OHIO.

COMBINED SHADE AND CURTAIN SUPPORT;

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 3, 1914.

Application filed March 31, 1914. Serial Nb. 828,592.

To aZZ whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, MICHELE IUDICIANI, a citizen of Italy, residing at Columbus, in the county of Franklin and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Combined Shade and Curtain Support for Window- Frames, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a combined shade and curtain support for window frames and is designed to provide a structure wherein both shade roller supports and curtain pole supports are so disposed as to be independently adjustable without interference. The aim is to provide spaced track elements which are adapted to adjustably carry both shade roller carriages and curtain pole carriages under the control. of cords, running over pulleys and operable to place either the curtain pole or the shade roller at any desired position. The structure is intended. to be such that this result will be attained by the use of structure obtainable at the lowest possible cost and with the least complexity of construction.

The preferred embodiment of the invention 1s shown in the accompanying drawings, in which simple figures of reference designate corresponding parts and in which Figure 1, is a front elevation of an apparatus applied to a window frame. Fig. 2, is a side elevation, showing the preferred disposition of the traveling carriages and of the pole structure. Fig. 3, is'a section taken on line 8-3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 1 is a section taken on line H of Fig. 1. Fig. 5, is a section taken on line 55, of Fig. 1, and Fig. 6 is a detail view of the preferred type of shade roller carriage, utilized by me and Fig. 7, is a detailed view of a modified form of shade roller carriage.

In the drawings, the structure is shown as comprising I shaped track elements, supported from the window frame by similarly shaped brackets 1 and 2, secured to such window frame in any suitable manner. These track elements necessarily comprise a web structure 3 and tracks 4 and 5, and they are connected to the brackets 1 and 2 by bolts, 6 and 7. Upon the upper ends of these track elements are U shaped hoods, 8, carrying spaced pulleys 9 and 10, separated by a block 11. To slide upon the tracks, 4:,

of the track elements, are curtain roller carriages, 12, for the reception of removable curtain roller brackets, 13, of a form to readily support a curtain roller. These carriages, 12, are best shown in Fig. 5, wherein it will appear that they comprise a base, 1 1, shaped to embrace the track, 1, and having an extension, 15, to which may be connected cords, 16. The forward extension of these carriages is apertured to form sockets for the curtain pole holding wire.

The preferred form of shade roller carriage utilized in this invention is constructed from sheet metal and has a body portion with a bayonet or key slot therein, which body portion is extended on one side, as at 17, to embrace track 5, and on one end, as at 18, abutted to this track upon the opposite side. Thus, track5, is complementally embraced by these portions 17 and 18. The traveling shade roller carriages are under the control of cords, 19, and the cords of these carriages may be secured about disk like cleats, 20. i

A modified form of shade roller carriage is shown in Fig. 7 and comprises a base, 21, shaped to embrace track 5, and having an extension, 22, apertured for the retention of the cord member utilized and having a lateral offset extension, 23, suitably apertured for the reception of the shade roller pins. It will be noted that this device is formed from one piece of material and differs from the preferred form just described in that supporting extension, 23, in the modified form extends in toward the window frame, whereas the body portion of the preferred form is opposite a web of the track.

It will be apparent that the structure is simple and compact and that the shade roller carriages and the curtain roller can riages may be adjusted without interference.

What I claim is,

1.,A combined shade roller and curtain support, comprising I shaped track elements, shade roller carriages on the base of said track elements and curtain pole carriages on the heads of said track elements.

2. A combined shade roller and curtain support, comprising I Shaped track elements, hoods on the upper end of said track elements, spaced pulleys in said hoods, shade roller carriages and curtain pole carriages roller carriages, traveling curtain pole caron sald track elements and operatlng cords rlages, pulleys on said I shaped track eletherefor. ments and controlling cords.

3. A combined shade roller and curtain MICHELE IUDIGIANI. 5 pole support, comprising I shaped track ele- Witnesses:

merits, similarly shaped brackets for sup- EDWIN P. CORBETT,

porting said track elements, traveling shade J. G. NAILOR.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. 0. 

